| Stanford University, MBA | |
| Stanford University, BA | |
| Economics |
Don Wood is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, where he leads the DFJ Global Network Funds and is an active member of DFJ’s investment team, with a primary focus on Cleantech and IT investing. The DFJ Global Network has grown to include 16 funds managing over $6B on four continents, with 140 professionals, and hundreds of active portfolio companies. Don’s cleantech career began with his first post-college job at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. working in the policy planning department. Later he was SVP of Sales and Marketing at International Power Technology which designed, financed, installed and operated gas-turbine co-generation power plants. Don also assisted the founders of SunPower (SPWR) in writing their original business plans and raising capital. Don served on the Board and was President of Metricom (MCOM), which provided wireless smart grid systems to utilities and pioneered the first wireless mesh-network Internet service known as Ricochet. Don’s active cleantech investments include Oasys and Konarka.
